Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 22 km NE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Sykiá, Greece on Mon, Apr 5, 2004, 11:40 PM GMT+3 (20:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-05 20:40:30 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.910° N, 23.120° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000crt2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8211 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8207 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.02 km NNE of Drépanon, Greece · 8203 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.228 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8203 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.821 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 8203 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.217 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 8203 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8202 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.211 km W of Geráki, Greece · 8179 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.18 km W of Geráki, Greece · 8179 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8168 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.23 km SSE of Messíni, Greece · 8158 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.330 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 8156 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.07 km NNW of Leonídio, Greece · 8220 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.33 km S of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8231 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.38 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8231 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.2southern Greece · 8232 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.111 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8235 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000crt2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.